Turntable



Feb. 21,`1950 H. B. HALL TURNTABLE Filed Aug. 24, 1946 l TT-Q E.

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I 12e/tr Huf/l Ha hlirneys Atto Patented Feb. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TURNTABLE Hugh B, fHall, Opelika, Ala.

1 Application August 24, 1946, serial No. 692,777

1 claim.v (C1. 248-131) This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in turn tables, and the principal object of theinvention is to provide a device of the character herein described, which is particularly adapted for use by persons engaged in the packing of boxes, more specifically, in the packing of flowers in boxes, and similar containers.'

A further object Vof the invention is toprovide a'turn table which will save the workman a considerable amount of time by eliminating unnecessary lost motion during the packing operation. It should be understood that owers are usually packed in boxes by being arranged in one end of the box and then in the other, whereupon it is necessary to lift the box and turn over the same, in order that the tying cord may be passed, both longitudinally and transversely, around the packed box. It will thus be clearly apparent that in order to perform this packing operation in accordance with conventional practice, the worker rst stands on one side and at one end of the box, and hence walks to the opposite side and end, before the packing operation is completed. The movement from one side of the box to the other is usually necessary to maintain the right-handed (or left-handed) position or relationship of the worker with respect to the box. After the packing operation has been completed, the Worker must then lift the box several times in order to pass the tying cord around the same, as has already been set forth.

Another object of the invention is to provide. a. turn table which is simple in construction and the use of which will totally eliminate the previously necessary movement of the worker around the box and the lifting of the same, as aforesaid.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a turn table which is pleasing in appearance and which will not easily become damaged.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a turn table which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specication proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an end View of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the same.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of a modied embodiment of a base used in the invention, and

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The base 'i may be formed from any suitable material such as concrete, cast-iron, or the like, whereby the same possesses sufficient Weight and stability to support the structure hereinafter more fully described.

An upright tube 8 is embedded in the base 'I and projects upwardly therefrom and a shaft 9 is rotatably positioned in the tube 8, as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings.

A horizontally disposed cross bar I0 is secured by welding, or in any other suitable manner, to the upper end of the shaft 9, the bar I0 extending in relatively opposite directions from the shaft, as is best shown in Figures 2 and 3.

An inverted, substantially triangular endpiece I I is secured at the apex I2 thereof to each end of the cross bar I0, each of the end-pieces I I consisting of a length of rod angulated substantially as shown to produce the required conguration. A further rod forming a diagonally extending strut I3 extends between the geometric base, that is, the upper, horizontally disposed portion I4 of each of the pieces II and the cross bar Il), as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the struts I3 is, of course, to securely retain the endpieces II in a rigid relationship with respect to one another and to the cross bar I 0.

When the invention is placed in use, the packing box (not shown) is positioned on the portions I4 of the end-pieces II and it will be -observed that the packing operation may be undertaken with the workman standing in one position, while the carrier consisting of the end-pieces Il together with the cross bar I0 and the shaft 9, is rotated in the tubular socket 8.

When the packingoperation has been cornpleted, the tying cord may be conveniently passed around the box, transversely, by virtue of the spacing provided by the end-pieces II, while the longitudinal tying of the box may be undertaken by simply lifting the box at one end and then at the other, rwhile the cord is being passed thereunder.

Referring now to the accompanying Figures 4 and 5 which illustrate a modified embodiment of the base, such as may be effectively employed in substituting for the aforementioned base 1, the modified :base designated generally by the reference character Al5 consists of an integral casting comprising a substantially frusto-conical bodir portion I6 provided at its minor end with a shoulder l1 and standing on a substantially square base or platform I8.

The body portion I6 is cored in a suitable manner as at I9, and forms a vertically disposed nylinder 20 provided with an axially extending bore 2l.

This bore is, of course, adapted to rotatably receive the aforementioned shaft 9 and it will be noted that the base I8 is also provided with a plurality -of apertures 22 in which suitable screws may be positioned for mounting the base upon its supporting structure.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure `and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor '4 changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A turntable comprising in combination, a body forming a base, an upright tube secured in and projecting upwardly from said base, a shaft rotatably positioned in said tube, a cross bar secured medially of its length to the upper end of said shaft, lengths of rod angulated to form inverted, substantially triangular end-pieces, each of said end-pieces being secured at the apex thereof to one end of said cross bar, the upper portion of said rods being horizontally disposed and constituting carrier arms, and diagonally extending struts between each of said arms and said cross bar.

HUGH B. HALL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,351,817 Walters Sept. 7, 1920 1,622,884 Redlon Mar. 29, 1927 1,623,196 Neahr Apr. 5, 1927 

